SPECTACLES AND THE COMPLEXION

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12211, 8 August 1925, Page 15

SPECTACLES AND THE COMPLEXION

Women are just beginning to awaken to the fact that frames for pinoe-nez and spectacles need to be s carefully selected, if they are to do justice to their wearers. It is Unlikely that the diamond and square shaped frames of coloured gala]ith will find favour with the fastidious woman, in spite of the modern cult* of oolour. Eccentricities like this seldom prove either practical' or becoming. Blonde shell is more becoming to the fair-haired woman than is the darker shell which is genially used. Horn, in its various shades of grey, fawn and brown, suits some complexions better than the more costly tortoise-shell; and it is worth while to experiment with the various shades in order to discover which is best suited to the individual colouring. The gold lorgnette looks smart, but there are certain types of women whom the silver frame suite far better. The silver or platinum, “quizzer'* becomes the middle-aged and the grey-haired woman by reason of its comparative softness of tint, but the Modern Miss with the Eton crop can stand the hard glint of gold extremely well. A rim of black enamel round a monocle proves more striking than one of gold or silver.